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Betty Crocker to Betty Flopper

That title says it ALL! This was probably one of the worst creations I have ever made – tried to make! It was so bad my husband let me throw it away … he tried 3 bites and we both agreed it was bad and I messed up somewhere … or maybe I didn’t and there was something wrong with the recipe. I wanted to share this because I know that a lot of people think that its not good to talk about your failures. I think they should be shared and then just move on! Nothing wrong with failing and trying again!

Homemade French Dip Sandwiches

Homemade French Dip Sandwich Recipe TORsAdventures Blog 03Every time I go to a restaurant and see a French Dip Sandwich on the menu I feel like I need to order it. They are absolutely one of my favorites but only when done right. I was scrolling thru Facebook one night I came across a recipe for them to be made at home in your CrockPot. I sent the link to my husband and once it was approved I added the ingredients to our shopping list. My husband is a VERY picky eater and we don’t like a lot of the same things with the exception of meat … we both love to eat meat! Guess we will never be vegetarians or vegans … or we would have to get a divorce. The recipe seemed fairly simple since all you have to do is combined all the ingredients into the CrockPot and let them cook for 10 hours.

Here is what you are going to need:

EVOO – Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Salt and Pepper to season

3lbs of Chuck Roast – We did a little less just because its just us. We bought a 3.5 pound roast and then cut it in half so we could use the other half for a pot roast another day.

1 clove of garlic (minced) – personally I LOVE anything with garlic so I might have tripled that …

2-3 onions (sliced)

2 tbsp of Worcestershire sauce

1/2 tsp Thyme dried – Also take note if your sending someone to the store to buy the Thyme you want to make sure that they don’t buy the powder version. That’s what my husband grabbed when I sent him to the spice aisle.

1 bay leaf

2 cups of beef stock

Optional items:

Hoagie or some other kind of roll

Provolone cheese

Turn on your CrockPot and put approx. 2 tbsp of EVOO in the bottom of the pot. Then place you chuck roast in the pot. Lightly sprinkle the roast with salt and pepper, flip over and cover the other side with salt and pepper too.

Then add all of the other ingredients to the pot and cook for 10 hours on low. About 30 minutes before dinner remove the meat and slice or shred it then place it back in the pot for easier service at dinner time.

If you decided to serve your meat on a roll preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Slice all of the rolls and place a piece of provolone cheese in the middle. Then put them in the oven for 5 minutes or until all of the cheese is melted.

 

 

Not your Mamma’s Meatloaf – Recipe

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I will warn you this is not your Mamma’s meatloaf recipe. I took some ideas from other recipes over the years and put them all into one. I am not a chef by any means but I have made and tested this beauty myself. It contains some unconventional ingredients but trust me its fiance approved and I call him Picky McPickerson when it comes to food. We are only cooking for 2 so these portions might be good for 2 and a couple of leftovers but its easy to double.

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  • 1lb of hamburger (I use 94%/6%)
  • 1 cup of bread crumbs
  • 1 egg
  • 1 package of recipe secrets – onion
  • 1 heaping spoonful of minced garlic
  • 1 bag of REAL bacon bits (4.5 oz.)

In regard to the REAL bacon bits I recommend using them vs. trying to make your own bacon and chopping it. I have actually tried that and its nearly impossible to get the pieces as small as they do with that package.

Combined all the ingredients into a bowl. Pre heat the oven to 350 degrees and pop that bad boy in for about 30 minutes. And last but not least … ENJOY!